Combined ironing-board and ladder.



E. JURKOWSKI.

COMBINED IRONING BOARD AND LADDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1914.

1,1073%? Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

V W I 1 THE NORRIS PEN-3R5 C0. PHOTG-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, D. 1

EDWARD JUBKOWSKI,

or new 51031:, n. Y.

COMBINED IRONING-IBOARD AND LADDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

Application filed. April 27, 1914. Serial No. 834,707.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J URKOWSKI, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful'Improvements in Combined Ironing-Boards and Ladders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in combined ironing board and ladder.

The primary object of this invention is to provide in a unitary structure an ironing board and a ladder formation, either of which may be readily utilized without impairing the serviceability of the other. I

A further object is to provide a foldable ladder upon the rear face of an ironing board positionable when closed for strengthening the ironing board in its operative position and serviceable as a ladder when extended and employing the ironing board as a strut support.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and wherein like designating numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views :Figu re 1 is a perspective view of the device employed a a ladder. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of a portion thereof with the ladder structure in its folded position. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the steps of the ladder detached, and, Fig. 4 is a detail View of the hinge mounting portion of one of the ladder side bars.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the ironing board 10 is illustrated as provided upon the side opposed to that employed in the ironing operation and hereinafter referred to as the rear face 11 with a ladder construction foldably hinged thereto. This construction consists of a plurality of steps 12 of the form shown in Fig. 3 and having the hinges 18 secured thereto within corner recesses 14: while said hinges are also secured to the said rear face 11, thus mounting the steps 12 upon said face and adapted to fold with the top surfaces of the steps flatly against said face 11 as best illustrated in Fig. 2. The forward portions of the steps are provided with side extensions 15 adapted for fitting within the alining notches 16 oppositely-positioned in the side rails 17 Hinged pins 18 are positioned through the side rails 17 and enter said projections 15 of the steps and whereby the steps are pivoted between the said rails. space bar 19 is secured between said rails adjacent the lower ends thereof while a sliding clip 20 mounted upon said rear face 11 of the ironing board is adapted for reception within a notch 21 in the free edge of the adjacent step 12 and whereby the ladder is retained in its folded position when closed in contact with said rear face of the board.

The ironing board 10, it will be apparent is adapted for use for ironing purposes when the ladder structure is retained in its folded position by means of the latch 20 and may then be mounted upon any desired support, while the folded ladder structure upon its rear face imparts rigidity to the board. When desired for use as a ladder, the latch 10 i released and the steps and rails unfolded to a position where the extensions 15 engage the lower inclined faces 22 of the rail notches 16 and when so positioned as illustrated in Fig. 1, the ladder structure will be rigid and serviceable and at which time the ironing board 10 forms a rear strut and support for the same.

While the forms of the invention herein shown and described are what are believed to be preferable embodiments thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that various forms and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is 1. A device of the class described comprising a board, a plurality of spaced apart steps hinged to the rear face thereof in parallelism, side rails provided with opposite alining notches having lower inclined faces, side extensions upon said steps pivoted to said side rails within the notches thereof and adapted for engaging said faces when the ladder is in its open position, and a latch retaining means for said ladder slidably-mounted upon the inner face of said board.

2. A device of the class described com- 10 der face at the front edge thereof, a slidablei upon the rear face thereof, side extensions latch upon the inner face of said board adjacent the front edge of each of said adapted for seating within said step notch steps side rails provided with inward WV en the ladder is in its closed position. notches having inclined lower faces and 1 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature with said step extensions trunniplned within in presence of two witnesses. said notches between said rails, t 1 e said step 1 v: extensions adapted for engaging said notch EDWARD JURKOWSKI' faces when the ladder is unfolded, one of: Witnesses: said steps provided with a notch on its 1111- DAVID GOLDBERG,

FRANOISKA 'YURKoWsKA.

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